FCM Alexandria
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Municipal Alexandria | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
Alexăndrenii (The People from Alexandria) Rulmentul (The Bearing) | ||
| Short name | FCM Alexandria | ||
| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Ground | Municipal | ||
| Capacity | 4,300 | ||
| Chairman | Bogdan Ciobanu | ||
| Manager | Romulus Ciobanu | ||
| League | Liga IV | ||
| 2014–15 | Liga IV, Teleorman County, 2nd | ||
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FCM Alexandria is a Romanian football club from Alexandria, Romania, founded in 1948. It plays in Romania's 4th league, Liga IV and is one of the most important football club of Teleorman County.
Chronology of names
| Name [1] | Period |
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| Unirea Alexandria | 1948–1961 |
| Progresul Alexandria | 1961–1967 |
| Comerţul Alexandria | 1967–1972 |
| Automatica Alexandria | 1972–1976 |
| Unirea Alexandria | 1976–1978 |
| Rulmentul Alexandria | 1978–1981 |
| Unirea Alexandria | 1981–1985 |
| Automatica Alexandria | 1985–1988 |
| Unirea Alexandria | 1988–1990 |
| Rulmentul Alexandria | 1990–1991 |
| Unirea Alexandria | 1991–1996 |
| FC Alexandria | 1996–1997 |
| Rulmentul Alexandria | 1997–2008 |
| FCM Alexandria | 2007–present |
History
The club was founded under the name Unirea Alexandria in 1948.
The best known players are: Florea Voicilă (once a player on the Romanian Olympic team) and Florică Mitroi – both home-grown players. Their best performance was 3rd place in the Romanian second league in 1982, above Rapid Bucharest ("Noi n-am uitat ca-n '82/ Voi ne-ati purtat prin Paradis/ Dupa Rapid erati si voi/ Pe locul 3, si n-a fost vis"-catren al regretatului dr. Jean Sardu...)
The club formed players like Dan Balauru, Valentin Badea and Basarab Panduru. These players played at the top level or even for the Romania national football team.
In 2009 the club lost the promotion play-off for Liga III losing 1–2 against Comprest Bucureşti. In spite of losing the playoff, the club managed to promote by an administrative decision; the Romanian Football Association announced that FCM Alexandria would play in 2010 in Liga III, Seria IV.
In the 2009–2010 season FCM finished in the middle of the table in eighth place.
In 2013 the club was relegated to the 4th division, Liga IV.
Notable former players
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Famous managers
Honours
Leagues
Winners (4): 1961–62, 1973–74, 1997–98, 2001–02
Runners-up (5): 1969–70, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91
- Winners (3): 1960–61, 1967–68, 2008–09
Other performances
- Appearances in Liga II: 16
- Best finish in Liga II: 3rd place in 1981–82